DEVELOPER-CONTROLLING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DEVELOPING MACHINE USING THE DEVELOPER-CONTROLLING MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS OR PRINTER USING THE DEVELOPING MACHINE, AND JOINTED PLATE - Patent 1812827

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EP 1 812 827 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/31

(21)	Application number: 05768587.7

(22)	Date of filing: 01.08.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G03G 15/08^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2005/014464

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/038375 (13.04.2006 Gazette 2006/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

30.09.2004 JP 2004286288
27.12.2004 JP 2004376741

(71)	Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
	Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	ISHIDA, Kazuo, /o RICOH COMPANY LTD. Tokyo 143-8555 (JP) OHTA, Atsushi, RICOH COMPANY LTD. Tokyo 143-8555 (JP) NAKATANI, Yuuya, RICOH COMPANY LTD. Tokyo 143-8555 (JP) ITOH, Hiroshi, RICOH COMPANY LTD. Tokyo 143-8555 (JP) INOMATA, Chiaki, RICOH COMPANY LTD. Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
	Stuntzstrasse 16 81677 München 81677 München (DE)

(54)	DEVELOPER-CONTROLLING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DEVELOPING MACHINE USING THE DEVELOPER-CONTROLLING MEMBER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS OR PRINTER USING THE DEVELOPING MACHINE, AND JOINTED PLATE